The comprehensive Australian Tsunami database – just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water

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dc.contributor.authorGoff, JRen_AU
dc.contributor.authorChagué-Goff, Cen_AU
dc.date.accessioned2017-02-13T00:37:35Zen_AU
dc.date.available2017-02-13T00:37:35Zen_AU
dc.date.issued2014-07-07en_AU
dc.date.statistics2017-02-13en_AU
dc.description.abstractThis new database incorporates peer-reviewed publications, critical reviews and searchable web-based datasets and as such represents a complete re-organisation and restructuring of previous work. These new data take the number of events from 57 (including two “erroneous events”) to 145. Several significant errors have been corrected, not the least of which are mistaken run-up heights for the 19 August 1977 Sumba Island, Indonesia event that suggested it was the largest historical tsunami in Australia’s history. This honour now goes to the 17 July 2006, Java, Indonesia tsunami that had a run-up height of 7.90 m at Steep Point, Western Australia. Although estimated wave heights of 40 feet (~13 m) were noted for the 8 April 1911 event at Warrnambool, Victoria, no run-up data were provided and so its full effects remain uncertain. One of the more interesting findings has been the occurrence of at least 11deaths, albeit for events that are generally poorly defined. Data gathered during the construction of this database were rigorously reviewed and as such several previous paleotsunami entries have been removed and other potentially new ones discarded. The reasons for inclusion or exclusion of data are discussed and it is acknowledged that while there has been an almost three-fold increase in the number of entries, the database is still incomplete. With this in mind the database architecture has been brought in line with others in the region with the ultimate goal of merging them all in order to provide a better understanding of the national and regional tsunami hazard (and risk) and to move towards an open source Australasian database.en_AU
dc.identifier.citationGoff, J., & Chagué-Goff, C. (2014). The comprehensive Australian Tsunami Database – just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water. Presentation to the Australian Earth Sciences Convention 2014 (AESC 2014), 22nd Geological Convention, Newcastle NSW, 7-10 July 2014, (pp. 178). Retrieved from: http://aesc2014.gsa.org.au/assets/Various-reg-partner-opp-workshop-summ-/AESC-Abstract-Proceedings.pdfen_AU
dc.identifier.conferenceenddate10 July 2014en_AU
dc.identifier.conferencenameAustralian Earth Sciences Convention 2014, Newcastle NSW, AESC 2014. 22nd Geological Conventionen_AU
dc.identifier.conferenceplaceNewcastle, New South Walesen_AU
dc.identifier.conferencestartdate7 July 2014en_AU
dc.identifier.govdoc7864en_AU
dc.identifier.issn0729 011Xen_AU
dc.identifier.other04EVf-01en_AU
dc.identifier.pagination178en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttp://aesc2014.gsa.org.au/assets/Various-reg-partner-opp-workshop-summ-/AESC-Abstract-Proceedings.pdfen_AU
dc.identifier.urihttp://apo.ansto.gov.au/dspace/handle/10238/8300en_AU
dc.language.isoenen_AU
dc.publisherGeological Society of Australiaen_AU
dc.subjectData base managementen_AU
dc.subjectTsunamisen_AU
dc.subjectAustraliaen_AU
dc.subjectHazardsen_AU
dc.subjectRisk assessmenten_AU
dc.subjectErrorsen_AU
dc.titleThe comprehensive Australian Tsunami database – just when you thought it was safe to go back in the wateren_AU
dc.typeConference Abstracten_AU
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